Making snowflakes from pasta

With the onset of winter, more and more evenings are freed for needlework - the weather does not always favor walking, and one often wants to raise the mood with a calm and interesting activity. In anticipation of the New Year holidays, the theme of crafts becomes clear. I want to update the toys for the Christmas tree, decorate the home, bring a special touch to the interior.

What you need for making snowflakes

You can make crafts from pasta for the New Year with your own hands. There are many great ideas for creativity. With this affordable material, you can make countless jewelry options. For example, pasta snowflakes . Consider a few ideas that can be implemented.

To complete the work you will need:

• pasta of various shapes and sizes;
• PVA and Moment adhesives;
• brush;
• acrylic or paint in spray cans, nail polish may be an alternative;
• all kinds of decorative elements: beads, pebbles, rhinestones, sequins, ribbons.

Also suitable jewelry made of sugar, rock or salt "Extra", semolina and even flour.

Manufacturing instruction

1. How to make snowflakes from pasta? First you need to prepare the workspace and components for future products. It is advisable to cover the table with plain paper. Pour all the components that are supposed to be used into the containers and place them in front of you.
2. Then you need to determine the appearance of the pasta snowflakes and first lay out its components on the table, checking how it will look.
3. After that, you need to glue all the elements together using the “Moment” glue. Tip - to fasten the structure should be mandatory from the middle, so you can ensure its strength. You need to complete closer to the edge.

Dressing

Then the snowflake needs to be dried, after which you can proceed to the decor stage. If the paint is supposed to be applied from a spray can, then you should go out into the open. The decor is as follows:

1. Products can be hung on a rope and painted in this position evenly from all sides. It can also be painted with a sponge soaked in paint.
2. Lay the snowflake on a straight surface - cardboard or plastic. Paint both sides alternately. Do not forget about the ends of each element.
3. Using acrylic paints, brushes must be used taking into account hard-to-reach areas. If the constituent snowflakes are very small, then the product can be completely dipped in tinting.
4. Gouache on the craft will dry for a very long time, as a result, pasta can crack completely.
5. Using nail polish, it is necessary to apply a colorless layer of fixative on top of it.

Final stage

After you managed to make and color the snowflakes, you can proceed to the final decor. You will need PVA glue, with which you need to cover the product with a thin layer. After that, it should be sprinkled with sugar, beads or any other material in the form of crumbs. Further, at the end of the snowflake, you can once again walk with glue, then attach larger beads, rhinestones or decorative pebbles. At the end, through one of the holes of the pasta snowflakes, you need to pass a satin ribbon, a beautiful lace or a thin braided rope, and tie it on a knot. The perfect decoration for the New Year holidays is ready.

Another manufacturing method

There is another way to make pasta snowflakes. The knitting thread should be impregnated with PVA glue. With its help, the elements of the product should be connected together, and the ends gently tied and hidden. When the mount dries, the craft can be painted and decorated. Wonderful pasta snowflakes with your own hands can be collected according to different principles. For example, a core will be formed from a round element, and with the help of horns and spirals, you can lay out the main pattern.

Having carefully painted over the product, give it time to dry. Then, covering with colorless varnish or glue, the snowflake must be decorated with decorative dusting. Glitter, sequins and rhinestones are perfect for gold and silver paint. If you sew decorative ribbons into such products, you will get Christmas toys from pasta.

Volumetric Snowflakes

Products can be created not only flat, but also voluminous. Of course, this will require agility and some skills. For example, it is best to make Christmas decorations from pasta using feathers. Their slice is made obliquely, which makes it possible to combine elements in several directions. If for a flat snowflake you need 18 pasta in the shape of a feather, for a volumetric snowflake you need 9 more. To assemble a Christmas tree toy you need to do this: first you need to coat the sections with glue “Moment”, connect them together and hold for a few seconds and let go. When the structure dries, you can start painting. Volumetric products are best tinted using a spray can. So the color will evenly lie in all directions.

At the end, the formed peaks of the snowflakes are well decorated with beads. To do this, they should be planted on a drop of glue. Then you need to pass a decorative ribbon through the hole closer to the center of the structure. The product is ready, it can be hung on a Christmas tree.

Storage Features

When we make pasta snowflakes, several subtleties should be taken into account. For example, the material becomes brittle when water gets on it. Some paints can damage the surface of pasta. Elements of the product must not be squeezed unnecessarily when glued, otherwise the entire structure may collapse.

Conclusion

Winter is a great time when long evenings can be spent on needlework, making excellent decorations for the New Year holidays. We hope that you can make snowflakes from pasta.